Vid Tutorial: Flourishes in Inkscape - Get Creative~

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Vid Tutorial: Flourishes in Inkscape - Get Creative~

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Alright, I was getting a little frustrated with attempting to get a nice flourish with tapered ends that looks like a brush stroke. And after what seems like hours of messing around with it, I think I came up with a way to work it. I used the Bezier Tool to create the pattern, however this process will work using the Spiral Tool as well. I don't know if any of you have used the Spiro option associated with Bezier but it's a great option that gives you that slick look.
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Anyways... here's the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ncqLDfY ... r_embedded

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And yes I was using .47 Pre Release Inkscape. Link will be in the sidebar of the video on where you can download Inkscape .47preRelease version 4

Here's a follow up video on more things you can do with the Bezier Tool for flourishes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1dN7GJ9Ims
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Re: Vid Tutorial: Flourishes in Inkscape - Get Creative~

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one of the things I was looking for....couldn't make smooth lines in inkscape...just one of many things I can't do...thanks !!
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Re: Vid Tutorial: Flourishes in Inkscape - Get Creative~

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I tried to follow your tutorial, but I'm having a problem. When I copy the "stroke" object into the clipboard it gets transformed to a bitmap. If I paste the copied object, the result is a bitmap. I don't have this behavior in 0.46. Is there a setting somewhere that is messing me up?

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That is a mac issue. See this post for more info on it. http://forums.surecutsalot.com/viewtopi ... =16&t=8347

Why make a bitmap copy? Just select your flourishes and Path/Object to path. HTH
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Re: Vid Tutorial: Flourishes in Inkscape - Get Creative~

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HeatherM wrote:That is a mac issue. See this post for more info on it. http://forums.surecutsalot.com/viewtopi ... =16&t=8347
Thanks. That fixed it for me.
Why make a bitmap copy? Just select your flourishes and Path/Object to path. HTH
Right. I was going to try "Stroke to path" and see if that overcame the problem shown in the video.

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HeatherM wrote:Why make a bitmap copy? Just select your flourishes and Path/Object to path. HTH
Ha that's a simple one to answer... because I figured it was already a path why make it a path again?

Then I see what making it a path does.. it's like merging the effects so you can no longer tweak them. Oh well they both yield the same result, however making it a path it better because bmp's can be pixilated.

After reading what you posted...I feel stupid now :o Thanks for that tip H!
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